It was Crick and Watson who worked out the structure of DNA in the 1950s, but its discovery was made nearly 100 years previously by a Swiss physician called Frederick Miescher.
The residents will range in nationality, cultural, religion, age, sex, political association, socio-economic backgrounds, etc. The Assisted Living Federation of America reports that the average age of an assisted living resident is 86.9 years (female average age 87.3; male average age 85.7). Female residents (73.6%) outnumber male residents by almost 3 to 1.
Eligibility Requirements for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. To qualify for PACE, a person must be age 55 or older, live in a PACE service area, and be certified by the state to need a nursing home level care. The typical PACE participant is similar to the average nursing home resident. The typical participant is an 80-year-old woman with eight medical conditions and limitations in three activities of daily living. Nearly half (49 percent) of PACE participants have been diagnosed with dementia.